STATE v. ROWELL

No. 30,380.

188 P.3d 95 (2008)

2008-NMSC-041

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. Richard ROWELL, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King, Attorney General, James W. Grayson, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

Downing & Henderson, P.C., C. David Henderson, Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.


OPINION

DANIELS, Justice.

{1} In this case, we are called upon to determine whether either the search incident to arrest exception or the exigent circumstances exception to the New Mexico warrant requirement authorized a police officer to conduct an entry into an automobile on the grounds of a high school to seize a loaded shotgun and other weapons without first obtaining a search warrant. We hold...

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